Dave Smith Instruments PROPHET 12 DESKTOP - Manual (Page 27)

15 Prophet 12 Module Operation Manual Oscillators
The arrows between the oscillator select buttons show how the oscillators are
paired, as does the following table.
The effect of Sync is much more easily heard than explained. Here’s a simple
example of how to use Sync.
1. Load the Basic Patch from the Global menu. Oscillator 1 and 2 S
HaPe
is set
to sawtooth and oscillators 3 and 4 are off.
2. Turn oscillator 2 o
utPut
l
evel
to 0. Only oscillator 1 should be audible.
3. Turn oscillator 1 S
ync
on.
4. Now turn oscillator 1 P
itcH
while playing the keyboard. The harmonic
content changes, but not the fundamental pitch. Now do the same thing
while turning oscillator 2 P
itcH
. (Remember: only oscillator 1 should actu-
ally be audible.) The fundamental pitch changes, but the harmonic content is
relatively consistent. Oscillator 2 is the master and oscillator 1 is the slave.
Tip: Use glide, an envelope generator, an LFO, the mod wheel, or other
modulation source to sweep the pitch of a slave oscillator.
Of course, each of the four oscillators can be synced, so it’s possible to have two
pairs of synced oscillators or to sync oscillators in series (an oscillator synced to
a synced oscillator, synced to a synced oscillator…).
Note: The o
Scillator
1 S
uB
o
ctave
does not sync to oscillator 2. To sync
oscillator 1 and have a sub octave that plays in tune with oscillator 2, use one
of the other oscillators as a sub.
Output Level: 0…127— Sets the output level for each of the oscillators.
Note: When using three or four oscillators, it may be necessary to reduce the
levels of each to avoid clipping.
2
3
4
1 1
2
3
4
Master
Osc
Slave
Osc
controls